Maine politicians are now speaking out against the Governor's remarks about foreign workers in Maine.

Maine politicians are now speaking out against the Governor's remarks about foreign workers in Maine.

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Updated: 12:57 AM EDT Apr 25, 2016

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WEBVTT A MOTIVE HAS NOT BEENDETERMINEDTURNING NOW TO LOCAL POLITICS,GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE FINDSHIMSELF IN NATIONAL HEADLINESONCE AGAIN FOR SEVERAL OFF-COLORREMARKS HE MADE AT MAINE'S GOPCONVENTION THIS WEEKEND.THE GOVERNOR SAID FOREIGNWORKERS WERE HARD TO UNDERSTAND,ADDING WORKERS FROM INDIA ARE"THE WORST ONES."SEVERAL LOCAL OFFICIALS ALREADYRESPONDING TO THE GOVERNOR'SCOMMENTS, INCLUDING A FORMERBANGOR CITY COUNCILOR WHO TOOKOFFICE IN 2010, THE SAME YEAR ASGOVERNOR LEPAGE.>> THIS CERTAINLY CROSSED THELINE FOR FOLKS THAT WERECOMPLETELY UNPROVOKED, JUSTTRYING TO EARN A LIVING IN THEMODERN ECONOMY.AND PERHAPS, MAKE A HOME IN THESTATE.KYLE: SOME LEADERS ALSOCRITICIZED LEPAGE FOR MAKING A